Herlings in the lead from the beginning to the end of the race 1, at France

MXGP’s first leg has finished this morning, with Jeffrey Herlings to winning in gaul territory. The current leader of the championship adds then another victory, and continues to sum important points towards the conquest of the world championship, having at the moment 59 points more than his most direct opponent, Antonio Cairoli.

The KTM rider got in the best way right from the start, clinching the holeshot, followed by Clement Desalle, Glenn Coldenhoff, Cairoli and Jeremy Seewer. The italian tried to attack the competition but didn’t saw his attempts to get through much because of who was in front of him, at a time when Evgeny Bobryshev entered the top 10.

Cairoli managed, however, a few laps later to move past the #259 and reach third, but still ‘away’ from Desalle who was at a good level, at a time when eight laps and two minutes left to go, enough time for the world champion try to get ‘something else’ out of the race. In the front, Herlings didn’t slow down and continue to control.

In the fight for the top five, intense fight with Seewer, Romain Febvre and Tim Gajser, to race at similar pace and with little distance between them. Cairoli, on the other hand, was moving faster and closer to second place.

At the entrance of the last lap Gajser could even overtake Febvre and Seewer, while further ahead, Cairoli was now practically side by side with Desalle. Anything could happen, and Gajser was back up one position, reaching the fourth place.

The race finished with no further changes to record, with Herlings winning again. Desalle was in great shape and was able to sustain the attacks of Cairoli, on third.